In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Chief Tommy Ellenburg said Jerry Dean Crenshaw, 61, shot and killed Coyle because he was upset over a divorce settlement with his estranged wife.

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Coyle, 61, was shot multiple times in the back parking lot of 303 East Main St. shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. It's where he parked to go inside his law office.

Ellenburg said investigators searched Crenshaw's vehicle and found a handwritten note describing the reason behind the killing.

Court documents show Crenshaw was scheduled to appear in family court next month.

His ex-wife claimed he had not provided money and property awarded to her in the divorce decree, and that Crenshaw was in contempt of the judge's order.

"I can't say if that's what pushed him over the edge or not," Ellenburg said.

However, Ellenburg said investigators found evidence in Crenshaw's home that indicated he planned to take his own life.

A police report, released Thursday, also provided more information about the shooting.

It said Coyles wife and daughter were present at the time of the crime.

Coyles daughter said the man appeared out of nowhere and "shot her daddy".

An off-duty police officer was there picking up his wife from work and saw Crenshaw approach Coyle and start shooting. Crenshaw then turned the gun on himself and shot himself in the head once.

Coyle was taken to Cannon Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Crenshaw was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead late Wednesday night.

People who knew Coyle said he was a good lawyer with a good heart.

"He's a good family man," said Pickens Mayor David Owens. "I watched him raise his children. I saw him work a lot in church. I think he was a Sunday school director for years and worked in church a long time and did a lot of good things."

"He had a good reputation," added former client William Waldon. "He, like I said, would give you the shirt off his back if he could. He helped me and I didn't have any money to be represented, and he represented me."

Others who knew Coyle said he was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church, where he also taught Sunday school. They said Coyle was a great family man, attorney, teacher and gentleman.

Frankie McClain has known Coyle for more than 40 years. They even went to law school together.

McClain said, "Redmond was just a good outstanding guy. I always found him to be very ethical, good to work with and just a fine, fine fellow. This is just a tragedy that something like this would happen."

Anderson attorney Tom Dunaway also knew Coyle. Dunaway said if you were ever going to win against Coyle, "you'd better have your ducks in a row."